Wildflower
Wildflower
PG-13 | 05 February 2016 (USA)
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When a college student starts having a reoccurring nightmare, she begins to believe that it's a suppressed memory. Her search to find the answers forces her to confront her past traumas, while at the same time, helps her unlock a mystery that may bring a killer to justice.

Reviews
jessicawojcinski

Unfortunately by no fault of its own, Netflix misbranded this film as a "thriller," when really it should be classified first and foremost as a Christian film. I would say it is a Christian thriller, really the first of its kind, which makes it that much more innovative and interesting to watch. While certainly not a scary film, it is suspenseful. The perfect "thriller" for people who enjoy suspense without the gore or explicit content that often accompanies films classified as thrillers. The drama of an unsolved disappearance that turns out to be a murder and the psychological toll it takes on the only living witness to the crime (the main character, Chloe) is an interesting story that touches on difficult topics such as mental illness, trauma, and familial neglect and abuse that viewers with similar experiences could relate to without necessarily feeling triggered. The film maintains an overarching theme of faith as a steady source of strength for both main characters, Chloe and Josh, who are each dealing with their own internal battles. The film's faith component is more realistic than most faith-based films in that both characters are still working to develop their faith by the end of the film, both in God and in the people in their lives, and that neither characters' problems were miraculously fixed just because they started exploring their belief in God. It is evident that both characters still have some healing to do, but have begun the process through their faith in each other and new openness to faith in God. Small note, I appreciated that Chloe and Josh didn't end up in a romantic relationship by the end of the film. There is definitely potential there, but considering the whole film takes place over a short amount of time and Josh is still mourning the death of his wife, having the two main characters fall in love by the end of the film would have been way too cookie-cutter and painfully predictable.My only negative comment would be that the film is a little stereotypically cheesy in the end, magnified by Nathalia Ramos' acting. Most of the film maintains realistic dialogue, but Chloe delivers a few cringey lines towards the end about not letting the experience "own her or define her" and how Josh was the only one who could see the truth ("who was it who taught you to see with your heart like that?"). Chloe's character was emotionally closed-off for most of the film, so the 360 change of suddenly sharing fortune cookie-esque reflections with her mom and Josh doesn't make sense, and the specific lines she delivers are not colloquial. The performances of better actors like Cody Longo (Josh), Benjamin Ashbrook (Mark), and Shari Rigby (Nicole), make up for Nathalia Ramos' lack of sincerity and emotional depth. Finally, the musical score and cinematography were excellent. The music included talented local artists and compositions by the Christian band Building 429 that would make an excellent movie soundtrack. The cinematography, specifically the aerial shots, were well-done. The landscape was beautiful and believably "small town America."Overall an enjoyable, creative film that I would highly recommend to Christian film enthusiasts and anyone else who would enjoy a suspenseful yet feel-good film.

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musicwojo-95678

This movie may not be a major thriller, but it is a Christian film with a good story. The Christian theme is not over-bearing either. It is a good story about a woman dealing with some rough experiences, and the faith is the underlying piece that gives the characters strength.It deals with an unsolved murder and traumatizing childhood experiences, but ultimately it is a movie about hope even in the worst of circumstances.

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jasonlarsen-78274

Disappointing. Netflix billed it as a thriller, it isn't. If Had known that it was a sappy, made- for-TV feeling narrated G movie, the kind that would be squeezed in between reruns of Touched by Angel and Highway to Heaven, I never would have watched it. It's too bad too, because the story line could have been made into a decent movie. Halfway through I had the urge to stop it, and I should have listened to my gut.

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hjt15

I watched this movie as I've been binge watching on Netflix and sadly there wasn't much that was thrilling about this thriller. It wasn't that the movie was terrible. There was a decent enough story line and the acting wasn't bad. But I didn't find anything to relate to in any of the characters and it was just a bit dull. Chloe's 'confession' to her mother at the end just seemed like an unnecessary guilt-trip for not liking her character. Perhaps if there had been a little back story to the characters they may have been more likable. The title and Chloe's 'look' made me feel that the intention was an edgy, arty, dark film but unfortunately the execution was mid afternoon TV movie.

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